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title: Fillout (API Key) - How do I link my account?
sidebarTitle: Fillout (API Key)
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# Overview

To authenticate with Fillout (API Key), you need:
1. **Hostname** - Your Fillout instance URL
2. **API Key** - A key that grants Nango permission to interact with Fillout's API resources and services

This guide will walk you through finding both your **Hostname** and **API Key** within Fillout.

## Prerequisites

- You must have a Fillout account

## Step 1: Finding your hostname and API key

1. Navigate to [Developer settings](https://build.fillout.com/home/settings/developer).
2. Click **Enable API** if you haven't already done so.

<img src="/integrations/all/fillout-api-key/enable_api.png"/>

3. Your **Hostname** will appear in the **Base URL** field. It is the value between `https://` and `/v1/api`. In the example below, the **Hostname** is `api.fillout.com`. Your **API Key** will be shown in the **API Key** field.

<img src="/integrations/all/fillout-api-key/credentials.png"/>

## Step 2: Enter credentials in the Connect UI

Once you have both your **Hostname** and **API Key**:

1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with Fillout (API Key).
2. Enter your **Hostname** and **API Key** in their respective fields.
3. Submit the form to complete authentication.

<img src="/integrations/all/fillout-api-key/form.png" style={{maxWidth: "450px" }}/>

You are now connected to Fillout (API Key).